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  • Liverpool & Steven Gerrard Will Benefit Without England Duty

    Liverpool & Steven Gerrard Will Benefit Without England Duty

    Steven Gerrard didn’t get the captain’s armband in the friendly against the Netherlands, while Scott Parker did. Right, wrong? It doesn’t really matter. Because a captain isn’t such an important title as it once was, and because both Steven Gerrard and Liverpool will benefit from a lessened role with the national team.

  • Barcelona and the Day the Xavi Era Ends

    Xavi has won every possible title with Barcelona, including six league titles and three Champions League trophies. He’s won the Euro and the World Cup with the Spanish national team, but at 32, it’s pretty clear that his reign as the best midfielder and playmaker on the planet will soon be over, and there’s no immediate heir in sight.

  • Away Teams Enjoy International Friendlies

    Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick for Argentina against Switzerland, his first for the national team, as did Roberto Soldado for Spain. Arjen Robben saved his best for last with a brace and injury time winner against England, France stunned the Germans and Clint Dempsey scored the only goal in the United States’ first win over Italy.

  • When the Carling Cup Does Matter

    Liverpool needed some penalty kicks drama to beat Cardiff and win the Carling Cup, their 8th successful visit to the competition’s final, with the Gerrard family in the eye of the storm, while taking the bigger, Macro kind of view on things, it doesn’t really matter for a club like Kenny Dalglish remembers from the great days.

  • There’s Only One Team in North London (Arsenal vs Tottenham)

    Arsenal and Arsene Wenger are navigating through a terrible season in their standards, but their 5-2 win over Tottenham in the North London Derby, in their best display of the season with Theo Walcott scoring twice to cap off a comeback from 0-2 down will undoubtedly raise the spirits back to normal among Gunners fans, at least for a week or so.

  • Muntari “Goal” Another Example Of Why We Must Have Goal Line Technology

    Sulley Muntari scored a goal that should have put AC Milan up 2-0 over Juventus, but while he was already celebrating the game continued without him, with the referee, shockingly, not seeing that the ball clearly went beyond the goal line, giving us another reason to dream of goal line technology finally being used.

  • Nocerino and Matri Split Serie A Match of the Season (AC Milan vs Juventus)

    Antonio Nocerino scored off of Bonucci’s terrible mistake, while Muntari’s legal goal was seen by everyone but the officials. Alessandro Matri scored twice, but only one of them was counted, as AC Milan and Juventus ended their match of the seasons in a 1-1 draw, leaving Milan one point ahead of Juve but the Bianconeri with a game in hand.

  • The Fastest Goals in Europa League History

    Sergio Aguero need only 18 seconds to put Manchester City up agaisnt FC Porto in their Europa League clash, making him the second fastest scorer in the history of the Europa League.

  • Deivid and the Miss of the Century

    Deivid has to take the blame for Flamengo losing to Vasco 2-1 in the Taca Guanabara match between the two rivals, creating what can only be described as the miss of the century, which is a term used once a year to my knowledge, but very few ocassions are actually so worthy of the title, as Deivid’s miss certainly is.

  • Jose Mourinho Late Substitution Cost Real Madrid the Win?

    Real Madrid were on their way to get a precious 1-0 away win over CSKA Moscow, but suffered a 93rd minute equalizer from the legs of Pontus Wernbloom. Jose Mourinho probably played this one too cautiously, making a defensive substitution in the closing minutes that might have cost him the victory.